Keephills Generating Station
Coal-fired power station in Parkland County, Alberta
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Keephills Generating Station is a coal fired station operated by TransAlta, located near Keephills, Alberta, Canada. Unit 3 is a low emission station, which replaced the older Wabamun 4 station.[1]
Country
- Canada
LocationParkland County,
near Keephills, Alberta
near Keephills, Alberta
Coordinates53°26′54″N 114°27′02″W
StatusOperational
| Keephills Generating Station | |
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| Country |
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| Location | Parkland County, near Keephills, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°26′54″N 114°27′02″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1983 |
| Owners | TransAlta & Capital Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Formerly coal, converted to gas in 2021 |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 800 MW |
Description
The station consists of the following units:
- Unit 2 is a 420 MW unit operated and owned by TransAlta.[2]
- Unit 3 is a 463 MW unit, built as a joint venture between TransAlta and Capital Power Corporation. It came onstream in 2011.[3] In 2019, TransAlta acquired full ownership of the unit.[4] This unit is a supercritical boiler manufactured by Hitachi. The unit cost about $1.98 billion to build.[5][6]
Unit 1 was retired on December 31, 2021.[7]
The plant has two 138.6 m (455 ft) smokestacks.
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